mapping

/ˈmæpɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.

  2. 2

    (followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

  3. 3

    (followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.

  4. 4

    To inform someone of a particular idea.

noun

  1. 1

    The process of making maps.

  2. 2

    The process of locating genes on a chromosome.

  3. 3

    Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

  4. 4

    A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.

  5. 5

    Conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.

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